FNUS73 KGRR 061245
FWSGRR

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FORT CUSTER BURNS...MDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
745 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TEMPERATURES
WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 60 UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...SO USE CAUTION.
MIN RH VALUES WILL NOT BE AS LOW AS EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. AGAIN...
PLEASE CONTACT US IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 18 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000-3500
                    FT AGL.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....0-400 (POOR TO GOOD) INCREASING TO 800-1200
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) THROUGH MID
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 600-700
                    (EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT) LATE IN THE DAY.

TIME (EST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........39     41     48     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     57     58     55
RH..............59     58     53     59
20 FT WIND......S 14   S 15   S 16   S 16
20 FT GUST......30     30     30     30
HAINES INDEX....4      4      3      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 13 TO 21
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HOVING
REQUESTED BY...RANDY MCKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111106.FORTC.01/GRR